Taco sauce could save your life guys... especially if you leave it lying around in weird places. Also on the pod today, bushfires burning through Victoria, a not-quite-actual astronaut arrives at the International Space Station, the consequences of underestimating female athletes, Tik Tok on the up and up even though some people's vids are vanishing, and the superhero whose kryptonite is... her pet.

Glitter might be festive, but it's also a micro-plastic... which means the Mardi Gras is ditchin' it. Also on the pod today, Donald and Kim's cancelled lunch date, farewelling the hottest summer that ever was, and a young man named Walter whose diligence seriously paid off.

Tik Tok is in the bad books... It's been collecting some info that it shouldn't have! Also on the pod today, we meet Ita Buttrose, the PM gives BTN a shout-out, Sam Kerr is now Captain Sam Kerr to you thank you very much, the surprise elephant baby born at a Belgian Zoo, and a 100 year old whose birthday presents have made him one happy centenarian.

A fat rat in need of help... stat! Thankfully, trained professionals weren't far away. Also on the pod today, the perils of palm oil, how you could win a LOT of money playing (probably) your favourite game, and a statue for fearless girls everywhere.

Why do none of the Disney princesses wear glasses? There's a girl on a mission to find out. Also on the pod today, we chat about whether phones should be allowed in class, find out which country is the healthiest in the world, hear about a new YouTube crackdown, and smother our laughter about the robber who did it all wrong.

Considering a change of hairstyle? Consider.... a mullet! It's (probably) the only hairstyle with a whole festival dedicated to it. Also on the pod today, I give you all the Oscars goss you're after, we inch closer to holidays in space, and the shivering dog that wasn't dog after all.

Massive. Huge pincers. Prominent stinger. Virtually indestructible. Welcome to the bee from your nightmares, returning from the brink of extinction. Also on the pod today, the Aussie teacher in the running to be crowned the best in the world, Cyclone Oma chills out, the unusual sport that could be on our screens at the next Olympics, and the answer to the age old question about zebras and why they're so very stylish.

A guy got so bored he auto-tuned his cat. And other cats don't quite know what to make of it. Also on the pod today, all the latest on Cyclone Oma (which still hasn't decided whether it'll visit Brisbane), some Aussie kids working to bring an endangered language back from the brink, and a tortoise that's poked it's head out to say hello after a hundred or so years of laying low.

A Vietnamese barber is ready to give you the haircut you've always dreamed of... if what you've always dreamed of is to look like Donald Trump or Kim Jong Un. Also on the pod today, some good news for New Yorkers who rock funky locks, we learn about a strange plan to send reality TV overseas, and how it's possible to have a flood without any rain.

Ever think it's kinda boring how car number plates are confined to the alphabet or numbers? Well, good news! Emojis have arrived to spice things up. Also on the pod today, we're talking fair pay for Aussie sports stars, a couple of big balloons that got into strife, and Siberian snow that is like no snow you've seen before...